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Epicurus.com - Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 2)
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List Price: $6.99
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Manufacturer: Knopf
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
EAN: 9780394825991
ISBN: 0394825993
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 331
Publication Date: 1997-08-23
Publisher: Knopf
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 1989-09-23
Studio: Knopf
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Editorial Reviews:
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"Fraud, fire, and bloody murder pursue Sally Lockhart in a fine sequel to The Ruby in the Smoke. Sally, now 22, is in business as a financial consultant. When she and her friends challenge corrupt financial interests, they find themselves in a web of intrigue that stretches from fetid slums of the poor to the corporate offices of the richest man in Europe. Sally's detective work reveals the connections between corrupt power and broken lives. The action is fast, scenes are tight and dramatic, the language is vivid, and the wealth of minor characters are sharply individualized. An immensely entertaining thriller."--(starred) Booklist. Reading level: 6.7.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: I Think This Might've Been Censored
Comment: I'll save a review of the book for others, but suffice it to say that I really liked it. As a narrator, Anton Lesser is superb. I've listened to a lot of audiobooks, and he is one of the best.
However... it was when I was referencing my place in the story in a paper copy that I noticed that a paragraph in a certain physical scene between two characters has been entirely omitted. Later, when the male is asking the female whether their encounter was painful, the dialogue has been altered. I don't know if the audiobook producers are responsible, or if this represents a rewrite by the author, but I was annoyed.
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Summary: Great book, better than the first!
Comment: This book is so good! i love how dark and sophisticated it is. Sally really comes into her own and it leads perfectly into the next in the series. fantastic!
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Summary: Another good adventure
Comment: Realy love the way philip developes the story and carries on from the first book, many similitaries to his triliage of the Golden Compase
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Summary: Confusing, but good
Comment: I loved Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy so much, so I picked up his Sally Lockhart series to keep my glow going. They're really good; not quite as incredible as the HDM books, but very interesting, engaging and suspenseful. I loved the first book in the series. This one, book 2, was a lot more confusing than book 1. I think there may have been too many characters to keep straight; I kept confusing their names and agendas. That said, it still gripped me and held me in the story through the end.
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Summary: Puts the "Adult" back in "Young Adult"
Comment: I greatly appreciate Pullman's tendency to treat young readers as capable of dealing with sophisticated ideas like religious controversy, drug addiction, violence, and sex. Indeed, youth deal with these things in their everyday lives, and they need literature that addresses them without the aggrandizement or gloss with which they are so often depicted on TV. This novel, with its vivid characters and life-like depictions of 19th century London, treats its young readers with respect.
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